Town government · Decatur County, IN

Westport's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westport took in $5.8 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%Town taxes3.0%County and local tax money0.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

78%

of Westport's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes3.0%

Property tax
2.9%$166 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$528 thousand
  • Water$527 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money78%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
78%$4.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities88%Running the government and other costs9.0%Interest on debt2.7%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

88%

of Westport's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
88%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$411 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$304 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$123 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Westport itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.